'Nawab' definitions:

Definition of 'nawab'

(from WordNet)
noun
A governor in India during the Mogul empire [syn: nawab, nabob]

Definition of 'Nawab'

From: GCIDE
  • Nawab \Na*wab"\, n. [See Nabob.]
  • 1. A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A rich, retired Anglo-Indian; a nabob. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]